Reagan's Holocaust Page "I was a hidden child. I hid in this woman's house from ages three to five. I am grateful to her, but I do not know her name. I will never be able to thank her in a public way." Jeanine Burk
Survivor Stories
Eva Galler's Story
Eva Galler, her siblings, and her father were forced onto a death camp train. Many people aboard the train were tearing off the barbed wire that covered the windows and jumping off. Her father said that his three oldest children would jump and he would stay with the younger ones. First, Eva's brother jumped, then her sister, then her. The SS people shot at many of those who jumped. Eva wasn't shot and landed in a ditch of snow. After the train had passed and she couldn't hear it anymore, she stood up. She tore off the star they had made her wear. She promised never to wear a star again. She searched for her brother and sister and found them both dead. Eva discovered one of her friends who had been on the train had jumped and survived. Eva worked on German farm, under a false name, pretending to be Catholic, until the war had ended.
Soloman Radasky Soloman Radasky had a job during the war. They were in a death camp in Poland, Birkenau. There were two big pipes that were pouring ash out of the crematoria. Soloman's job was covering up the ashes with sand. He worked from six until twelve then had to come back at five and worked until twelve. For a couple years, that was his job. Soloman had to cover lost ones with sand.
TEN FACTS ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST
1. Young children were particularly targeted by Nazis to be killed in the Holocaust 2. Most of the people who were sent to labor and concentration camps had to travel in cattle wagons. The cattle wagons did not have water, food, toilets, or ventilation. The longest transport was eighteen days long and when the transport doors were opened, everyone was already dead. 3. About 220,000 to 500,000 Romanies were murdered during the Holocaust. 4. Soldiers who patrolled death camps were known as "Death's Head" detachments. These soldiers wore skull-and-crossbones badges to mirror their name. 5. The first mass gassing of Jews was in the Chelmno death camp. 6. Two-thirds of Jews living in Europe during WW II were killed by Nazis. 7. Auschwitz was the biggest concentration/ death camp built. Approximately 1.1 million people were executed at Auschwitz. 8. There were about five million non-Jewish victims. 9. The first victims in the Holocaust were people with disabilities. 10. Nazis did medical experiments on Jews during the Holocaust
What I learned by watching "Safe Haven: Warsaw Zoo"
Anybody who was older than six months is an adult according to the Germans
One of the Ghettos had eight foot tall walls topped with barbed wire and glass
In that Ghetto, five hundred thousand Jews were held
Moshe's family was one of the first families in the Warsaw Zoo (Moshe's picture is above)
Germans closed schools
The Polish Resistance tried to fight the Germans
The family that owned the Warsaw Zoo hide three hundred people in the animal cages
Why the paper clip is a symbol of the Holocaust: The paper clip is a symbol of the Holocaust because in the Holocaust, paper clips were worn on collars to show that they were a Jew. I also learned that a school collected paper clips so the students could understand how many people died in the Holocaust. After collecting the paper clips, a real railcar, that was used to transport Jews, was containing all the paper clips that were collected.
My personal feelings about the Holocaust and what I learned in this unit I see the Holocaust as a war, it was a war of good and bad, wrong and right. I was very pleased when my remarkable and sensational teacher, Mr. Kuntz told us that we were going to learn about the survivors and good parts. I don't think I could see myself not crying or something if we learned about the ones lost in that time of sorrow. But I do find the survivors and their stories interesting. I LOVE what Marsha is doing! I admire her.
Reagan info
My name is Reagan. I love dragons, octopi, and narwhals. My favorite foods are frosted almonds, raspberries, puppy chow, and cupcakes.I have a dog named Toto and my nickname for her Baby Lady. I will now show you a picture of my precious puppy! If you want to see a picture of me, turn around, Fools!
"I was a hidden child. I hid in this woman's house from ages three to five. I am grateful to her, but I do not know her name. I will never be able to thank her in a public way." Jeanine Burk
Survivor Stories
Eva Galler's Story
Eva Galler, her siblings, and her father were forced onto a death camp train. Many people aboard the train were tearing off the barbed wire that covered the windows and jumping off. Her father said that his three oldest children would jump and he would stay with the younger ones. First, Eva's brother jumped, then her sister, then her. The SS people shot at many of those who jumped. Eva wasn't shot and landed in a ditch of snow. After the train had passed and she couldn't hear it anymore, she stood up. She tore off the star they had made her wear. She promised never to wear a star again. She searched for her brother and sister and found them both dead. Eva discovered one of her friends who had been on the train had jumped and survived. Eva worked on German farm, under a false name, pretending to be Catholic, until the war had ended.
Soloman Radasky
Soloman Radasky had a job during the war. They were in a death camp in Poland, Birkenau. There were two big pipes that were pouring ash out of the crematoria. Soloman's job was covering up the ashes with sand. He worked from six until twelve then had to come back at five and worked until twelve. For a couple years, that was his job. Soloman had to cover lost ones with sand.
TEN FACTS ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST
1. Young children were particularly targeted by Nazis to be killed in the Holocaust
2. Most of the people who were sent to labor and concentration camps had to travel in cattle wagons. The cattle wagons did not have water, food, toilets, or ventilation. The longest transport was eighteen days long and when the transport doors were opened, everyone was already dead.
3. About 220,000 to 500,000 Romanies were murdered during the Holocaust.
4. Soldiers who patrolled death camps were known as "Death's Head" detachments. These soldiers wore skull-and-crossbones badges to mirror their name.
5. The first mass gassing of Jews was in the Chelmno death camp.
6. Two-thirds of Jews living in Europe during WW II were killed by Nazis.
7. Auschwitz was the biggest concentration/ death camp built. Approximately 1.1 million people were executed at Auschwitz.
8. There were about five million non-Jewish victims.
9. The first victims in the Holocaust were people with disabilities.
10. Nazis did medical experiments on Jews during the Holocaust
Holocaust Website Links
PICTURES OF SURVIVORS
Leo Heiman
What I learned by watching "Safe Haven: Warsaw Zoo"
Why the paper clip is a symbol of the Holocaust:
The paper clip is a symbol of the Holocaust because in the Holocaust, paper clips were worn on collars to show that they were a Jew. I also learned that a school collected paper clips so the students could understand how many people died in the Holocaust. After collecting the paper clips, a real railcar, that was used to transport Jews, was containing all the paper clips that were collected.
My sources
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-holocaust
http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/holocaustfacts.htm http://students.umf.maine.edu/brooke.burton/public.www/UnitS
http://facts.randomhistory.com/holocaust-facts.html
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust
My personal feelings about the Holocaust and what I learned in this unit
I see the Holocaust as a war, it was a war of good and bad, wrong and right. I was very pleased when my remarkable and sensational teacher, Mr. Kuntz told us that we were going to learn about the survivors and good parts. I don't think I could see myself not crying or something if we learned about the ones lost in that time of sorrow. But I do find the survivors and their stories interesting. I LOVE what Marsha is doing! I admire her.
Reagan info
My name is Reagan. I love dragons, octopi, and narwhals. My favorite foods are frosted almonds, raspberries, puppy chow, and cupcakes.I have a dog named Toto and my nickname for her Baby Lady. I will now show you a picture of my precious puppy! If you want to see a picture of me, turn around, Fools!